Steel Valley school board heard a presentation about land banks by Ann Lewis, executive director of Steel Valley Council of Governments, at Monday’s workshop meeting. Lloyd Cunningham, Homestead council president, and Kyle Thauvette, West Homestead manager, also came to the…Read more ›

After months of discussion and a few last minute amendments, Cuyahoga County Council has approved a plan to make $50 million for demolition of both residential and commercial structures. Municipalities in the county will be able to apply for $41…Read more ›

Cuyahoga County Council tonight is expected to approve a long-discussed plan to borrow $50 million to pay for vacant property demolitions. The demolition plan, originally proposed by County Executive Ed FitzGerald in February, would make available up to $1 million per…Read more ›

If Cuyahoga County Council approves a plan Tuesday to borrow $50 million for the demolition of vacant buildings, some of the region’s most blighted communities could see demolition crews within a month. But limits on how much money each community…Read more ›

The proposal came from County Executive Ed Fitzgerald last February with few details on how the 50 million would be allocated. Council has since filled in the details. $9 million – $3 million each year for three years – will…Read more ›

Officials from Monroeville and Pitcairn attended an intergovernmental meeting on land banking hosted by the Gateway school board last week. “The purpose of this meeting is long-discussed issue of land banking, a procedure for getting delinquent property back on the…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank recently partnered with Cleveland State University and will be a host for the Campbell-Steinbacher fellowship in partnership with the Levin College of Urban Affairs and Dr. Dennis Keating. April Waltonen, a CSU senior majoring in Organizational…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank has reached another milestone and has now transacted over 4,500 properties since its inception in June 2009! The Cuyahoga Land Bank has demolished over 2,850 properties and has helped facilitate over 950 renovations. These numbers highlight…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank and City of Euclid recently worked together to successfully preserve the history of 20001 Euclid Avenue in Euclid, Ohio. Over the past century, the building has seen several notable uses. It is most prominently know for…Read more ›

There may be some good news for Garden State residents on the verge of losing their homes. A bill to establish a three-year “Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program” has been approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. “New Jersey has the fourth highest foreclosure…Read more ›

In 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation, commonly known as the Cuyahoga Land Bank, came to a groundbreaking agreement: HUD would transfer low-value, vacant and abandoned properties to the…Read more ›

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has renewed a one-of-a-kind deal in the nation with the Cuyahoga County Land Bank. The agreement allows HUD to continue to transfer abandoned properties worth $20,000 or less to the Land Bank…Read more ›

The Clark County land bank could benefit financially if Ohio receives a share of a private settlement between Bank of America and the U.S. Department of Justice to provide relief for some of the state’s hardest-hit counties, including several southwest…Read more ›